pyfdev 0.1.7

Pyfdev transpiler and CLI

pyfdev

pyfdev is a minimal, statically‑typed subset of Python that compiles to C via Tiny C Compiler (TCC). It offers Python‑like syntax with the performance of native C, right out of the box.

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🚀 Features Implemented So Far

Basic Types & Declarations

• num → int (e.g. num x = 5)
• real → double (e.g. real pi = 3.14)
• text → char* (e.g. text msg = "hello")
• yesno → bool (e.g. yesno flag = true)
• list → homogeneous arrays + length (e.g. list nums = [1,2,3] or list words = ["a","b"])

Arithmetic & Boolean Expressions

• Operators: +, -, *, /, %
• Comparisons: ==, !=, <, >, <=, >=
• Logical: &&, ||, !
• Mixed numeric/float expressions infer %d or %f automatically in print()

Printing

• print(expr) handles:

  • String literals and text variables (%s)
  • Numeric and boolean (num/yesno) (%d)
  • Floating-point (real) (%f)
  • Lists: prints [elem0, elem1, …]

Control Flow Extensions

1. if / elif / else blocks with Python‑style indentation

2. unless cond: inverse-if sugar

3. Guarded clauses: if cond when guard:

4. Early-exit guard: guard cond else:

5. Ternary expressions: cond ? val1 : val2

6. Range membership: x in a..b → x >= a && x <= b

7. Pattern matching:

   match x {
     case 0:       print("zero")
     case 1:       print("one")
     default:      print("many")
   }
   

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⚙️ Installation

pyfdev provides a one‑step installer that sets up the CLI and automatically installs Tiny C Compiler (TCC) on your system.

Requirements

• Python 3.7+ installed
• On Linux/macOS: a system package manager (apt, dnf, brew, etc.)
• On Windows: PowerShell with administrative privileges (for package manager install)

Install via pip

pip install pyfdev
pyfdev --install-tcc    # automatically installs TCC if missing

The --install-tcc flag will detect your OS and run:

• Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install tcc
• Fedora/Red Hat: sudo dnf install tcc
• macOS (Homebrew): brew install tcc
• Windows (Chocolatey): choco install tcc

Or combine into one command:

pip install pyfdev && pyfdev --install-tcc

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📦 Usage

1. Write your pyfdev code in a .pf file, e.g. hello.pf:

   num x = 10
   if x > 5:
       print("big")
   else:
       print("small")
   

2. Compile & Run in one step:

   pyfdev hello.pf
   

   This generates hello.c, compiles it with TCC, and runs the executable.

3. Separate Steps (optional):

   pyfdev --transpile hello.pf    # emits hello.c
   pyfdev --compile hello.c       # emits hello.exe or ./hello
   pyfdev --run hello.exe         # runs the binary
   

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🧪 Testing Features

• Expressions & Prints:

  num a = 5 + 3 * 2
  real ratio = a / 2.0
  print(a)
  print(ratio)
  

• Control Flow:

  num x = 3
  unless x > 5:
      print("x is small")
  guard x < 0 else:
      print("x >= 0")
      return
  

• Ternary & Ranges:

  num y = 7
  print((y % 2 == 0) ? "even" : "odd")
  print(y in 1..10)
  

• Match/Case:

  num code = 2
  match code {
    case 1: print("one")
    case 2: print("two")
    default: print("other")
  }
  

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📚 Further Development

• Add while and for loops
• User-defined functions and modules
• Enhanced error reporting with line numbers
• Standard library built-ins (e.g. len(), append())

Contributions welcome! Submit issues and pull requests on GitHub: https://github.com/yourusername/pyfdev

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Happy coding with pyfdev!